fire balloon

noun

A Japanese weapon of World War II, consisting of a hydrogen balloon with a bomb attached.

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Meanings

nounfire balloon (plural fire balloons)

plural fire balloons

  1. A Japanese weapon of World War II, consisting of a hydrogen balloon with a bomb attached.
  2. A sky lantern.

    “Well, really,” exclaimed a small Fire-balloon, “why not? It is a most joyful occasion, and when I soar up into the air I intend to tell the stars all about it.[…]”

    1888, Oscar Wilde, The Remarkable Rocket
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APA

fire balloon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20balloon

MLA

“fire balloon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20balloon. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fire balloon,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fire%20balloon.

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